Executive Coaching and Why It Matters

Edmund Settle
4 min readAug 26, 2020

To be a leader in your field carries with it a certain level of regard and status from your peers, your staff, and your clients. But to indeed lead — to hone the skills of outstanding leadership and to transcend the titles of “manager” or “boss” — takes coaching and practice. To quote the great American football coach, Vince Lombardi:

“Leaders aren’t born; they are made. They are made by hard effort, which is the price which all of us must pay to achieve any goal which is worthwhile.”

Leadership makes the right balance of self-assurance, charisma, and enthusiasm. While it may seem like successful leaders are naturally gifted with these skills, to echo Lombardi’s sentiment, it takes effort. But this is good news! To become a leader is within the grasp of everyone. These skills can be learned and sharpened with the help of coaching.

Executive Coaching Today

Authentic coaching helps you to learn. An executive coach does not teach you how to be a leader, but rather, works with you to learn how to be a good leader. Many of us don’t realize the potential we have to become a successful leader, but working with an executive coach can help you unlock and develop your potential to maximize your

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Edmund Settle
Edmund Settle

Written by Edmund Settle

Working with nonprofit and community leaders to maximize the impact of their work through coaching http://edmundsettle.com